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Old Orchard Beach ______ ______ Saco Bay Region 2020 Robyn Ann Photography ROOM COPY leave in the room for our next guest. OCEANFRONT DINING (150 YARDS NORTH OF PIER) MENU SIGNATURE SAMPLER COCKTAILS Blackened Fish Tacos Surf 6 Cocktail 3 flour tortillas overflowing with fresh A special concoction of rums and blackened haddock and house made juices have made this a local vinegar slaw. Dressed with a house favorite for over four decades!! made spicy aioli. Malibu Rum Buckets Lobster Cakes 32 oz. buckets of tropical fun. Our own recipe. Delicious, homemade Choose from a Painkiller, Pirate lobster cakes made with rich, tender Punch or Summer Patio Punch. lobster meat, crispy bread crumbs, All made with premium Malibu specially seasoned and sautéed in real Rums. butter. Served with savory dipping sauce. Fried Clam Platter Maine Lemonade A generous portion of fresh local clams A Surf 6 original – Maine’s own lightly crumbed and fried to a golden Ice Pik vodka combined with brown. A favorite of many here at the house made blueberry puree and beach! Served with fries, cole slaw and topped with lemonade. A fun, relaxing atmosphere! tartar sauce. Eat in or on our beachfront patio! Boozy Banana Steamed Lobster Blue Chair Bay Banana Rum, Open Daily 11 a.m. (Choose 1¼ lb. or Twin) Don Q Dark rum, combined with You pick’em out of our lobster tank cream of coconut, pineapple and and we’ll steam up this local orange juice. ENJOY LIVE MUSIC crustacean delight fresh just for you! Served with drawn butter, lemon Playing The Best Beach Music wedge, cole slaw and fries. 2 Cortland Avenue • Old Orchard Beach • (207) 934-2058 • www.surf6oceanfront.com Located In The Heart of Old Orchard Beach We are well known for our appetizing food, cold beverages and beautiful ocean views backed by unparalleled service. We offer a wide variety of foods from the East Grand Cheeseburger to Fresh Maine Lobster Daily and everything in between including delicious chops and steaks, lobster rolls, tantalizing salads and a great sandwich selection. Matt Wolf & Mike Harris have been restaunteurs for over 20 years. They take pride in offering great hospitality and high quality entrees. 1 E Grand Ave. , Old Orchard Beach • (207) 934-8699 YOUR MAINE ESCAPE AWAITS! Maine’s home for wicked good fun, with 24/7 casino action and our convenient hotel, pub and event center! OxfordCasino.com Experience round-the-clock casino excitement on our expanded gaming floor, including nearly 1,000 slot machines Oxford Casino Hotel is just minutes from the Maine and 30 table games! With a hotel featuring over 100 rooms Turnpike on Route 26! and a pub-style restaurant offering the best in Maine and New England cuisine, we’re building excitement every day! Persons under 21 years of age may not enter the gaming area unless licensed as employees. Gambling problem? In Maine, call 2-1-1 or (800) 522-4700 for help. 1 SUNSATIONS YOUR BEACH DEPARTMENT STORE Formerly Dynomite • T-Shirts • Hats • Shoes • Beach Towels • Beach Chairs • Beach Toys • Dresses • Wet Suits • Cover-ups • Suntan Lotion • Gifts • Souvenirs • Etc. FREE SCREEN PRINTING ON ANY PLAIN ITEM WE SUIT ALL FREE T-SHIRT WITH PURCHASE OF $75 OR MORE YOUR NEEDS! (not valid on sale items) With cup sizes and swimsuits for all ages and shapes! Men’s, women’s, kid’s & plus sizes. OPENING MAY – Columbus Day 9AM-11PM Nous parlons Français Bienvenue Canadien THE BEST SELECTION OF TOP QUALITY BRAND NAMES AT THE BEST PRICE ON THE BEACH 20-22 Old Orchard Street, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 239-243-4232 • All major credit cards accepted 2 3 Welcome! The smell of the ocean and the sound of waves cresting on the shoreline. Shimmering sunlight "making the sand sparkle like a thousand jewels". Designated in 2018 as one of the "Ten Best Family Beaches" in the United States. Enjoy great dining, shopping, golfing, biking and hiking. Convenient access to Amtrak, the Portland Jetport, the Eastern Trail, and less than a two-hour drive from Boston. A great community to visit or choose to make it your home either year-round or seasonally. Larry Mead - Town Manager BEACH TREASURES There’s nothing quite so The very distinctive razor clam, therapeutic as taking a walk on named for its resemblance to a the beach. The beaches in the straight razor, is also a common Old Orchard Beach, Saco Bay find on the local beaches. area are seven miles long and Sometimes called the Atlantic filled with all sorts of odds and Jackknife, this clam is edible and ends waiting to be discovered. though it looks nothing like them, While walking the beach, you it is from the same family as the will undoubtedly come across cherrystone and littleneck clams a number of different types that are staples of a New England of seashells. The largest will probably be the Atlantic meal. Surf Clam. Making up the majority of clams commercially harvested in the United States, the Atlantic Surf Clam is The common periwinkle has a often as large as an adult’s hand! Ranging in color on the brown, black or gray shell that outside from brown to white; with all white on the inside, it can be solid or contain bands makes a perfect receptacle to hold your other beach finds of color. It is the shell that most in. It is also used by crafters as the base for a variety of closely looks like a land snail and beach themed projects. is common in tidal pools and in the crevices of rocks. Because The slipper snail so named they store water near their gills because the distinctive white they can survive above the tidal shelf on its underside resembles line for quite awhile and are the deck of a boat, or “slipper” therefore commonly seen along can be solid-colored or mottled. the shoreline. Live ones are often found attached to rocks, Atlantic Surf Sand dollars are also common Clams, and other slipper snails. and can be quite large. Only Because they come in many different varieties their shells collect the gray or white ones are fun to collect. and make sure to throw back the “fuzzy” or prickly dark gray Who We Are ones that are still alive. Sand Published by True Maine – 207-713-8071 dollars live 6 to 10 years and Designed by Central Maine Graphics – 207-783-4608 are related to the sea urchin Trueoob.com web developer – Netwalker and starfish. Contributors SUE LASSELLE – ROBYN ANN PHOTOGRAPHY – MIRANDA PAITON – CAMERON J MORREL Written by Sue Lasselle 4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION • Drinking in public is illegal in the State of Maine including public • Horses and horseback riding are allowed only from October 1 beaches. through March 31. Riders must obtain a permit from the Town Clerks • Lock your car doors and don’t leave valuables in the open. office at Scarborough Town Hall or Old Orchard Beach Town Hall. • When on the beach or in open areas don’t leave valuables • Use of all tobacco products is strictly prohibited at all town beaches, unattended. except in designated areas. • The Old Orchard Beach Town dog park is located in Memorial Park • All trash is carry in and carry out. on First Street, across from the Chamber of Commerce and Train Station. • If you see something, say something by calling • Dogs are not allowed on the beach, or Old Orchard Street (including 911 or calling the local police department. the sidewalk and Square) between • Old Orchard Beach Police – 207-934-4911 10 am to 5 pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day. • Saco Police – 207-284-4535 • Sand dunes and grass are protected under Maine state law. • Biddeford Police – 207-282-5127 • Fireworks, open flames, fires, grills, and charcoal are prohibited on all • Scarborough Police – 207-883-6361 town beaches. p p p p p p p p p p p p HOUSES OF WORSHIP Baptist Biddeford Church of Christ Trinity Episcopal Church Nondenominational Bible Baptist Church Church of Christ trinitysaco.org Royal Ridge Church of God biblebaptistsaco.com biddefordchurchofchrist.com 403 Main St., Saco royalridgecog.org 146 Ferry Road, Saco 266 Pool Street, Biddeford (207) 284-4852 6 Royal Ridge Road, Scarborough (207) 284-7338 (207) 284-7123 Jewish Synagogue (207) 883-4993 Congregation Beth Israel Salvation Army Catholic Congregational Church cbisrael.me nne.salvationarmy.org/oldorchard Good Shepherd Parish First Parish Congregational Church 49 East Grand Avenue, Old Orchard Beach 2 Church Street, Old Orchard Beach Website: goodshephardparish.us of Saco United Church of Christ (207) 934-2973 (207) 934-4381 firstparishsaco.org Most Holy Trinity Church 12 Beach Street, Saco Methodist Unitarian Universalist 271 Main Street, Saco (207) 283-3771 Cornerstone Unitarian Universalists Church (207) 282-3321 United Methodist Church of Saco & Biddeford Eastern Orthodox 20 Jenkins Rd, Saco uuchurchsacobiddeford.com St. Joseph Church St. Dometrios Greek (207) 286-9829 60 School Street, Saco 178 Elm Street, Biddeford Orthodox Church (207) 282-0062 (207) 282-3321 stdemetriosofmaine.com OOB United Methodist Church 186 Bradley Street, Saco oobumchurch.org The Temple St. Margaret (207) 284-5651 6 Fountain Ave. oceanpark.org/programs/spirit/spiritual.html 6 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Old Orchard Beach 50 Temple Avenue, Ocean Park (207) 282-3321 (207) 934-2322 (207) 934-5553 (207) 934-5034 q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q CABLE TELEVISION LISTINGS 04 WPFO - FOX 30 ESPN 44 Lifetime 59 The Weather Channel 06 WCSH - NBC 31 ESPN2 46 TLC 60 Paramount Network 08 WMTW - ABC 32 WE tv 47 AMC 61 Comedy Central 10 WCBB - PBS 33 Oxygen 48 HGTV 62 FX 11 WENH - PBS 34 Disney Channel 49 Travel Channel 63 MotorTrend HD 13 WGME - CBS 35 Cartoon Network 50 A&E 64 E! 18 EWTN 36 Nickelodeon 51 Food Network 65 NBC Sports Network 19 NECN 37 msnbc 52 Bravo 67 TV Land 23 BET 38 CNN 53 truTV 68 TBS 24 Discovery Channel 39 HLN 54 National Geographic 69 VH1 25 Freeform 40 CNBC 55 Hallmark Channel 70 MTV 26 USA Network 41 FOX News Channel 56 SYFY 71 CMT 27 NESN 42 TBN 57 Animal Planet Premium Channels 28 Comcast SportsNet 43 TNT 58 HISTORY May Not Be Available Cable stations subject to change.